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!['Things are tight right now for farmers': ETS changes welcomed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Things are tight right now for farmers': ETS changes welcomed
Farmers pleased proposed law change to keep ag out of the ETS passed its first reading.
![Australian law passes to end live sheep exports by sea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australian law passes to end live sheep exports by sea
Australia to outlaw live sheep exports by sea.
![Is a regulated structure still right for today's $4b kiwifruit export industry?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Is a regulated structure still right for today's $4b kiwifruit export industry?
Critical mass and scale saves the sector's bacon time and time again.
![David Buick wins open final at Lochearnhead Shears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
David Buick wins open final at Lochearnhead Shears
Buick wins the open final but Scotland takes the Joe Te Kapa Memorial Trophy.
![Dame Susan Devoy talks kiwifruit and politics on The Country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dame Susan Devoy talks kiwifruit and politics on The Country
Phil Duncan, Damien O'Connor, Dame Susan Devoy, Mahé Drysdale, Rowena Duncum.
![Opinion: Farmers need this medicine for carbon emission reporting headaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Farmers need this medicine for carbon emission reporting headaches
OPINION: Farmers have enough troubles but sharing data on emissions could ease the burden.
!['Problematic': Top climate scientist on NZ's approach to methane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Problematic': Top climate scientist on NZ's approach to methane
Professor Mark Howden said basing a goal on no added heating was 'actually confusing'.
![Letters: Live animal exports cruel; USA not okay based on debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Live animal exports cruel; USA not okay based on debate
OPINION: 'The people of the USA have no one but themselves to blame.'
![Loss of Government cash puts expertise in food sector at risk, scientists say; Save Science Coalition launched](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Loss of Government cash puts expertise in food sector at risk, scientists say; Save Science Coalition launched
A wealth of expertise may be lost from NZ’s food sector if a funding lifeline isn't found.
!['His face badly cut': The perils of the horse and gig in 1911](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'His face badly cut': The perils of the horse and gig in 1911
Pastures Past: "A young lady fortunately fell clear of hoofs and wheels."
![Meet Leo Mangos: Kiwifruit champion and change merchant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Meet Leo Mangos: Kiwifruit champion and change merchant
“If Leo gets involved, there will be change.”
![Why you should plant Luisa plum trees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why you should plant Luisa plum trees
Opinion: I am relatively new to this variety of plum, but I am now sold on it.
![Ocean Farm: Where waste is turned to gold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ocean Farm: Where waste is turned to gold
Ocean Farm is the end of the line for the wastewater treatment for Ashburton.
![Bull sale sell-out at Turihaua: 66 from 66](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bull sale sell-out at Turihaua: 66 from 66
'The bulls were like peas in a pod right through the catalogue'
!['Common sense': Rules on creating wetlands to be relaxed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Common sense': Rules on creating wetlands to be relaxed
Relaxing rules around developing wetlands is “common sense”.
![The Country: Winston Peters on agreeing to disagree](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Country: Winston Peters on agreeing to disagree
Wayne Langford, Winston Peters, Kate Acland, Jane Smith, Chris Brandolino, Chris Russell.
!['They were part way up the tree': Sheep surrounded by flood water lifted to safety](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'They were part way up the tree': Sheep surrounded by flood water lifted to safety
'I drove past and looked at them and thought ‘crap they are going to have to move’.'
![Gassy cows and pigs face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gassy cows and pigs face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
Burping livestock levy soon a reality abroad as Denmark goes for tax New Zealand ditched.
!['Supports farmers': Law removing future ETS agriculture obligations passes first reading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Supports farmers': Law removing future ETS agriculture obligations passes first reading
Govt committed to a 'fair and sustainable pricing system for on-farm emissions by 2030'.
![World headed for ‘food wars’, warns major commodities trader](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World headed for ‘food wars’, warns major commodities trader
Financial Times: Concerns protectionist policies are exacerbating inflation,
![Watch: Farmer’s fight against depression - keeping well on the farm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Farmer’s fight against depression - keeping well on the farm
Farmer Wayne Langford and his wife Tyler talk about their struggles with depression.
![Spring Sheep wants a slice of the US cheese market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Spring Sheep wants a slice of the US cheese market
Spring Sheep says the response to its grass-fed range in the US has been phenomenal.
![Guac-star economy: Global avocado consumption expected to grow - Rabobank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Guac-star economy: Global avocado consumption expected to grow - Rabobank
Rabobank's Global Avocado Update 2024 finds new opportunities for Kiwi growers.
![The PM talks live animal exports on The Country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The PM talks live animal exports on The Country
Christopher Luxon, Daniel Carson, Tony Williams, Craig Wiggins, Pia Piggott.
![Tight economic times takes gloss off dairy farm owners' operating profit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tight economic times takes gloss off dairy farm owners' operating profit
Sharemilkers fare better in 2022-2023 but all dairy farmers need to watch spending.
![More than 57,000 sign petition to keep live animal export ban](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More than 57,000 sign petition to keep live animal export ban
Labour introduced the ban in April last year while still in government.
!['Desperate': Chatham Islands farmers wait to off-load stock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Desperate': Chatham Islands farmers wait to off-load stock
“Without being able to sell stock - farmers have had no cashflow for months."
![Cut-off farmers get specialised first aid training, as repairing bridges is taking time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cut-off farmers get specialised first aid training, as repairing bridges is taking time
Ongoing wait taking a mental toll on stricken farmers.
![Why Kiwi olive oil growers are having a tough season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why Kiwi olive oil growers are having a tough season
“There’ll be a lot of groves just not viable. That’s just the reality of it."